#1Famous people · Morris
Most of the 9 famous people born in Morris came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Aaron Schock, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 20 languages. Second and third on the list are Adele Watson and Jeff Howe. Fewer than a quarter of the 410 towns in Minnesota with famous people list more. For every 10,000 residents the town has 17.6, while at least half the towns in Minnesota list nobody born there.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Aaron Schock
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1890
Adele Watson
Youngest
1981
Aaron Schock
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Morris
Leaders take two of the three places.
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#3Through the years
When Morris’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1890s, with 3 births.
Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & StageMusicNotableWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Morris is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 1.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Morris
6 more, 2 of them athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Morris and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (5)
- Aaron Schock: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Howe: Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mona Lyn Reese: Mona Lyn Reese, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Grace: Sunset Films, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alonzo G. Grace: Wiki blanko, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons